Craft Focus - August/September 2025 (Issue 1110)

SEASONAL MAGIC WITH ROBERT FREDERICK Bringing festive cheer to the crafts aisle, Robert Frederick will showcase its charming Gruffalo’s Child Christmas collection. Expect enamel mugs, stockings, letter-writing kits and crafty fun – everything needed to make the season magical for little ones and their families. ORIGAMI FUN WITH A HIGHLAND TWIST Pikkii brings quirky and giftable joy to the show with their new Fold-Your-Own Highland Cow kit – featuring 50 adorable paper cows with irresistible charm. Plus, their Festive Fun Baubles (filled with trivia, charades, or singing games) offer a craft-meets-party vibe that’s perfect for impulse gifting. ALL-YEAR GIFTING WITH TREAT KITCHEN Rounding out the creative spectrum is Treat Kitchen, back with new lines across all seasons. With baking kits, customisable gifting options, and inclusive treats (vegan, halal, gluten-free), the brand invites retailers to explore creativity in confectionery. “This year we’re going bigger than ever,” say Treat Kitchen. “From customisable gifts to new flavour trends like pistachio and cinnamon, our 2025 range is all about colour, creativity and commercial success.” A HUB FOR CRAFT RETAILERS Autumn Fair’s strength lies in its diverse product mix, meaning fashion, gift and lifestyle retailers can explore opportunities well beyond their core categories. With products spanning yarn, kits, wooden toys, paper crafts, decor and DIY gifting, it’s the ideal sourcing ground for retailers looking to broaden their creative and seasonal offering. Whether you’re a yarn specialist, toy store, garden centre or lifestyle boutique, Autumn Fair 2025 offers inspiration, innovation, and new revenue streams, all under one roof. WHAT’S ON AT UK’S BIGGEST SEASONAL SHOWCASE From first-time exhibitors to trend-led pavilions and immersive networking spaces, Autumn Fair 2025 returns to the NEC Birmingham from 7th–10th September with its most enriched and energising edition yet. THE INDUSTRY’S FAVOURITE PLACE TO SHOP Each year, Autumn Fair connects over 12,000 retailers with over 800 British and international suppliers. Hosted during a key buying period, it’s the perfect time to stock up on must-have products just in time for the festive season. Autumn Fair remains the UK’s most comprehensive source of inspiration for the gifting, home, and fashion sectors – it is the leading order-writing show, and the show buyers commit their budget to after browsing. TEN DESTINATIONS. ENDLESS DISCOVERY. Carefully curated to help retailers explore and shop with ease, Autumn Fair spans 10 definitive destinations. The show is expertly edited with thousands of musthave products, making it the trusted trade show to find new and trending collections in time for the year-end rush. Discover Home, Living & Décor, The Summer House Edit, Gift, Beauty & Wellbeing, Kids, Toys & Play, Greetings, Party & Celebration, Everyday, and in Moda x Pure Clothing & Footwear, Fashion Accessories, and Jewellery & Watch. This year’s show is already breaking records, with a significant percentage of new-to-show brands and exclusive exhibitors. Hundreds of sought after brands will be on show including Bedeck, Candlelight Products, Bedeck, Ty UK, Gingko, Widdop & Co, Kikkerland, Sass & Belle, Bomb Cosmetics, Ryland, Peters & Small, Soctopus, Richard Lang & Sons, Rex, Lesser & Pavey, Joe Davies, Gift Republic, Bumblegum Stuff, Gentlemen’s Hardware, Five Dollar Shake, Baby Republic, Ohh Deer, Heroes Inc, Powell Craft, My Gifts Trade, Casa Verde, Hot Tomato, Hill Interiors, Trampoline, Inside Out, Nordic Style, Malini, The Otters Brook Collection, Bronte By Moon, Blooms by Samuel Baker, Present Time, Elle Sport, Lighthouse Clothing, Hedgeroe, Baby Bambino, Bill Skinner Studio, Nudie Jewellery and Big Metal London. Pikkii Treat Kitchen Jumini Clockwork Soldier 30

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